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65th Air Division

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The 65th Air Division (65th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. [1]

58 relations: Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Army Service Forces, Battle of the Bulge, Big Week, Eighth Air Force, Elveden Hall, Europaviertel (Wiesbaden), European theatre of World War II, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Army Airfield, Invasion of Normandy, List of United States Air Force air divisions, Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call, Ludendorff Bridge, Madrid, Naval Air Station Keflavik, Operation Lumberjack, Operation Market Garden, RAF Debden, RAF Honington, Saffron Walden, Sembach Kaserne, Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force, Spanish Air Force, Torrejón Air Base, United States Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa, United States Sixth Fleet, VIII Fighter Command, 157th Fighter Squadron, 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, 1st Fighter Squadron, 2d Air Division, 307th Fighter Squadron, 308th Fighter Squadron, 334th Fighter Squadron, 336th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Wing, 356th Fighter Group, 361st Fighter Group, 3d Air Division, 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron, 434th Fighter Training Squadron, 435th Fighter Training Squadron, 436th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 476th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 479th Flying Training Group, 497th Combat Training Flight, ..., 4th Operations Group, 52nd Fighter Wing, 56th Operations Group, 601st Tactical Control Wing, 66th Air Base Wing, 78th Fighter Group, 82d Aerial Targets Squadron, 85th Group. Expand index (8 more) »

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force.

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Army Service Forces

The Army Service Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces.

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Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.

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Big Week

Big Week or Operation Argument was a sequence of raids by the United States Strategic Air Forces (USSTAF) from 20 to 25 February 1944, as part of the European strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany.

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Eighth Air Force

The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) (8 AF) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

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Elveden Hall

Elveden Hall is a large stately home on the Elveden Estate in Elveden, Suffolk, England.

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Europaviertel (Wiesbaden)

The Europaviertel (European quarter) in Wiesbaden is a former barracks area named Gersdorff Kaserne at the edge of the city center of the Hessian state capital, approximately 2 kilometers southwest of the Marktkirche.

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European theatre of World War II

The European theatre of World War II, also known as the Second European War, was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe, from Germany's and the Soviet Union's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe along with the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945 (Victory in Europe Day).

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Fourth Air Force

The Fourth Air Force (4 AF) is a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).

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Hamilton Army Airfield

Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB) was a United States Air Force base, which was deactivated in 1973, decommissioned in 1974, and put into a caretaker status with the Air Force Reserves until 1976.

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Invasion of Normandy

The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France, on 6 June 1944.

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List of United States Air Force air divisions

List of United States Air Force air divisions is a comprehensive and consolidated list of USAF Air Divisions.

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Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call

The EC-130H Compass Call is an electronic attack aircraft flown by the United States Air Force.

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Ludendorff Bridge

The Ludendorff Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Bridge at Remagen) was in early March 1945 one of two remaining bridges across the river Rhine in Germany when it was captured during the Battle of Remagen by United States Army forces during the closing weeks of World War II.

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Madrid

Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole.

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Naval Air Station Keflavik

Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) is a U.S. Navy base at Keflavík International Airport, Iceland.

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Operation Lumberjack

Operation Lumberjack was a military operation with the goal of capturing the west bank of the Rhine River and seizing key German cities, near the end of World War II.

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Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944) was an unsuccessful Allied military operation planned, and predominantly led, by the British.

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RAF Debden

Royal Air Force Debden or more simply RAF Debden is a former Royal Air Force station located southeast of Saffron Walden and approximately north of the village of Debden in North Essex, England.

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RAF Honington

Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington is a Royal Air Force station located south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England.

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Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden is a market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London.

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Sembach Kaserne

Sembach Kaserne (formerly Sembach Air Base) is a United States Army installation in Sembach, Germany, near Kaiserslautern, and is about 19 miles (30 km) east of Ramstein Air Base.

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Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force

Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force (17 EAF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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Spanish Air Force

The Spanish Air Force (SPAF) (Ejército del Aire; literally, "Army of the Air") is the aerial branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.

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Torrejón Air Base

Torrejón Air Base (Base Aérea de Torrejón de Ardoz) is both a major Spanish Air Force base and the co-located Madrid–Torrejón Airport, a secondary civilian airport for the city and metropolitan area of Madrid.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa

The United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) is a United States Air Force major command (MAJCOM) and a component command of both United States European Command (USEUCOM) and United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM). As part of its mission, USAFE-AFAFRICA commands U.S. Air Force units pledged to NATO, maintaining combat-ready wings based from Great Britain to Turkey. USAFE-AFAFRICA plans, conducts, controls, coordinates and supports air and space operations in Europe, parts of Asia and all of Africa with the exception of Egypt to achieve U.S. national and NATO objectives based on taskings by the two combatant commanders. USAFE-AFAFRICA is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It is the oldest continuously active USAF major command, originally activated on 1 February 1942 at Langley Field, Virginia, as the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. Two years later, it was designated as United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF) and on 7 August 1945 it was designated as United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). On 20 April 2012 United States Air Forces in Europe formally became the U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa when the 17th Air Force inactivated. The command has more than 35,000 active duty personnel, Air Reserve Component personnel, and civilian employees assigned.

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United States Sixth Fleet

The Sixth Fleet is the United States Navy's operational fleet and staff of United States Naval Forces Europe.

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VIII Fighter Command

The VIII Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit of command above the Wings and below the numbered air force.

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157th Fighter Squadron

The 157th Fighter Squadron (157 FS) is a unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Columbia, South Carolina.

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16th Air Expeditionary Task Force

The 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force (16 AETF) is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe.

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1st Fighter Squadron

The 1st Fighter Squadron Is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force.

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2d Air Division

The 2d Air Division (2d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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307th Fighter Squadron

No description.

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308th Fighter Squadron

The 308th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active with the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where it trained pilots on the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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334th Fighter Squadron

The 334th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit.

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336th Fighter Squadron

The 336th Fighter Squadron (336 FS) is a United States Air Force unit.

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355th Fighter Wing

The 355th Fighter Wing (355 FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force.

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356th Fighter Group

The 356th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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361st Fighter Group

The 361st Fighter Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization.

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3d Air Division

The 3d Air Division (3d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron

The 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit.

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431st Test and Evaluation Squadron

The 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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434th Fighter Training Squadron

The 434th Fighter Training Squadron is part of the 47th Flying Training Wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

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435th Fighter Training Squadron

The 435th Fighter Training Squadron is part of the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

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436th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron

The 436th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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474th Tactical Fighter Squadron

The 474th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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476th Tactical Fighter Squadron

The 476th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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479th Flying Training Group

The 479th Flying Training Group is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola. A component of Air Education and Training Command, the group was activated on 2 October 2009. The current commander of the 479th Flying Training Group is.

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497th Combat Training Flight

The 497th Combat Training Flight is a United States Air Force unit.

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4th Operations Group

The 4th Operations Group (4 OG) is the flying component of the 4th Fighter Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Air Combat Command.

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52nd Fighter Wing

The 52d Fighter Wing (52 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

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56th Operations Group

The 56th Operations Group is a unit of the United States Air Force, and the flying component of the 56th Fighter Wing.

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601st Tactical Control Wing

The 601st Air Expeditionary Wing is a provisional United States Air Force organization. It was last active as the 601st Air Base Wing with the Seventeenth Air Force at Sembach Air Base, Germany, where it was inactivated on 31 March 1995. The wing was first activated as the 601st Tactical Control Wing at Sembach in July 1968, when it replaced the 601st Tactical Control Group as the headquarters for Seventeenth Air Force's tactical control units and the 603d Air Base Wing as the host organization for Sembach. For most of its existence, the unit controlled elements of the Tactical Air Control SystemThe Tactical Air Control (System 407L) was developed in the 1960s by the United States Air Force as a mobile system to provide semi-automatic command and control of forces and to interface with Army and Naval Forces. It incorporated Aircraft Control and Warning, Tactical Air Support, Air Traffic Control and Command Communications subsystems. Study of the U.S.A.F. Tactical Control System, pp. 1-2 in Germany. In 1973, the wing moved to Wiesbaden Air Base, but it returned to Sembach in November 1975. Its mission changed in 1992 to supporting Air Force units at Sembach and elsewhere in Germany and it was inactivated in 1995. The wing was converted to provisional status in February 2001 and assigned to United States Air Forces Europe to activate or inactivate as required, but there have been no reports of its activation as an expeditionary unit.

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66th Air Base Wing

The 66th Air Base Wing is an inactive United States Air Force it was last active in September 2010 at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, where it had served as the host organization since 1994.

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78th Fighter Group

The 78th Fighter Group (78 FG) is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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82d Aerial Targets Squadron

The 82d Aerial Targets Squadron is a United States Air Force unit.

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85th Group

The 85th Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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4th Air Defense Wing, 65th Air Division (United States), 65th Fighter Wing, 65th Fighter Wing (World War II).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65th_Air_Division

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